Re^4: Increased number of downvotes at the Monastery?

[Roy Johnson]

you can always ask in an update. I've done that several times and so far it has always worked.

It hasn't worked for me.

But please, don't think that someone who downvotes is a jackass.

Frankly, you've done nothing to convince me otherwise. You downvoted my post because it contained one erroneous point. That's hardly an expression that it "could have been much better."

It's a bit like a relationship: you fight because you CARE.

You just don't CARE enough to discuss it. Downvoting isn't fighting, it's sniping. There's no interaction. It's an expression that the post was so bad, it doesn't merit a reply.

People who take the time to answer me IMHO deserve to know what I think of their answers.

And you think that a reply is too subtle? They really need a vote? Feh.

Just so you know, I didn't vote on your posts. But you do know what I think about them, don't you?

[Juerd]

(re downvoting) There's no interaction.

The voting itself is interaction.

It's an expression that the post was so bad, it doesn't merit a reply.

Perhaps that is how you view downvotes. I do not. Usually when I downvote, I reply and tell what is wrong with the post (not saying anything about how I voted). UNLESS someone has already done so OR the post is just a stupid flame.

And you think that a reply is too subtle?

No, a reply is not subtle at all.

They really need a vote?

There is no question of *need* regarding XP or votes.

Just so you know, I didn't vote on your posts. But you do know what I think about them, don't you?

I can guess. You choose how you vote. I'm not saying any voting strategy is bad, as long as you vote for nodes, not people. You chose not to vote, I chose to vote. We both have our reasons for doing (or not doing) so. One of the reasons I vote for most replies is that I have plenty of votes to cast.

[Roy Johnson]

The voting itself is interaction.

Not from my POV. It's just reaction.

Usually when I downvote, I reply and tell what is wrong with the post

But that's not the situation we were discussing. I mentioned that the downvotes were both unexplained and inexplicable (not flames, not inaccurate, not even re-orderable when viewing by reputation).

There is no question of *need* regarding XP or votes.

Context, my friend: you said that the vote told them what you thought of their post. Why is it necessary to provide a vote to tell them what you thought of their post, when you provided a reply? That is what is meant by "They really need a vote?"

[Juerd]

you said that the vote told them what you thought of their post

I see I did indeed. It's not what I meant. Perhaps it is what I meant when I wrote it, but I'm sure it is wrong. People cannot see what I think of their posts, because votes are anonymous. I vote to make sure the node's reputation also reflects my opinion.